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May 2012

North Africa: UNHCR Strives to Find Solutions for Refugees At Egypt-Libya Border

North Africa: UNHCR Strives to Find Solutions for Refugees At Egypt-Libya Border “All of them want to leave [for resettlement],” Yvan Sturm, head of UNHCR’s Sallum team, said of the 2000. “The majority have no other option,” added Stephen Choka, the RSD supervisor. The best solution for refugees is normally repatriation followed by … Read […]

Latest Refugee Resettlement News

SBY Wants Action on Timorese Refugees Yudhoyono said on Friday that he recently visited Oebelo, a village in Kupang, the provincial capital, where many refugees resettled and which is now wracked by poverty and unemployment. “By 2014, I want all existing problems to be solved. Read more on Jakarta Globe   Refugee Farmers Find Solace […]

South Sudan: UNHCR expands aid operations in Yida as population passes 35,000

South Sudan: UNHCR expands aid operations in Yida as population passes 35,000 UNHCR is expanding aid operations for refugees in South Sudan’s Yida camp, whose population has swollen to more than 35,000 people amid a new wave of arrivals since last week. People arriving at Yida cite… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR moves […]

UNHCR repatriates Ivorian refugees from unstable Mali

UNHCR repatriates Ivorian refugees from unstable Mali UNHCR helped 104 Ivorian refugees fly back home earlier this week from Bamako, the Malian capital where they felt insecure due to continuing instability. UNHCR organized their repatriation by air as general… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Young Muslim woman’s fierce passion for learning sparks big changes […]

Latest Refugee Resettlement News

Somali, Eritrean refugees resettle in US VALLETTA, Malta – The new US ambassador to Malta has said farewell to 27 Somali and Eritrean refugees headed to the United States under a refugee resettlement program. Since 2007, 985 refugees have been resettled in the United States from the island … Read more on Fox News World […]